UPDATE: The Giants announced that they have reached a one-year deal with Buster Posey as well, avoiding arbitration. Posey will receive $8 million, plus awards bonuses. Welcome to Raise Season. Maybe not for most of us, but for outfielders, catchers,… Continue Reading →

]]>UPDATE: The Giants announced that they have reached a one-year deal with Buster Posey as well, avoiding arbitration. Posey will receive $8 million, plus awards bonuses.
Welcome to Raise Season. Maybe not for most of us, but for outfielders, catchers, left-handed specialists, etc. Hunter Pence and Gregor Blanco avoided arbitration by signing one-year deals today according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. Jose Mijares signed a one-year deal yesterday according to MLB Trade Rumors.
Pence will make $13.8 million this season, his final year before hitting free agency. It’s a significant raise from the $10.4 million he made last season, but that’s the way this process goes. Pence has gone from $3.5 million in 2010 to $13.8 million this year. Of course, Pence had been more concerned about the length of any upcoming deal. After the World Series parade, Pence said he was hoping to sign a long-term deal and make San Francisco his home.
“Absolutely – absolutely I want to stay,” Pence said. “I love it here. Hopefully we can find something that works for both sides. I love the city and I love playing for this team. I love the way the fans treat us here.”
The Giants preferred to just lock him up for 2013. Blanco will make $1.35 million after earning $516,000 during his breakout 2012 season. Mijares doubled his salary and will make $1.8 million this season.
Nothing to report on the biggest name, Buster Posey. The Giants and Posey have plenty of time to either avoid the arbitration process with a one-year deal or agree to a long-term extension, and it appears he's busy today, anyway.
Sergio Romo and Joaquin Arias are the other remaining arbitration eligible Giants.
--- My Spanish is rusty, but according to Michael Sandoval’s twitter account, Pablo was discharged from a hospital in Venezuela last night.
--- According to MLB, the Giants pitchers and catchers are slated to report to Scottsdale on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Their first full squad workout is Feb. 16.
--- It’s more than a little ridiculous that you can sit in a Starbucks in Bruges and get multiple angles of a bad call yet there still won’t be expanded instant replay this season. If you’re in for a long read, Jayson Stark has all the details on the future of instant replay in MLB.